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Predator attractantsNot all insects attack crops. Many animals and insects help improvesoil and some, called predators, eat pests, which destroy our plants.These include ladybirds, preying mantis, assassin bugs, parasitic andpredatory wasps. Attract useful insects by growing flowers e.g.marigolds, calendula, dandelions, dill and fennel.Important predatorsTop left: adult lady bird, top right: ladybird larvae, bottom left: spider,bottom right: praying mantis64